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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fogles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fogles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fogles, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fogles (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fogles. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Fogles is historic, it would have been located within present day Bamberg County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bamberg County: Allendale, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton & Orangeburg.

Below are the counties that are near Fogles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fogles:

  • Bamberg County     (The home county of Fogles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Denmark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bamberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Govan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <2>
    • Ehrhardt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Salley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Wagener
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Camp Rawls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Montmorenci
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seivern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • New Ellenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Talatha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Allendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Martin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Hilda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Reynold
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Whaley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Elko
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Barnwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Snelling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Calhoun County
    • Cameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Lodge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Johnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Smoaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Williams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Brunson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Miley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Crocketville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pond Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Swansea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pelion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.
    • Norway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <2>
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Neeses
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bolen Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Livingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Cordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edisto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
    • Rowesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Sixty Six
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fogles, see our County-by-County Page for Fogles.

Cemeteries Near Fogles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fogles.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fogles - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fogles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.

  • Denmark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jericho Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Capernaum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Honeyford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blackville City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bamberg County Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Willow Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jowers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nimmons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Log Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (196 more) ...
    • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Fogles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fogles.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fogles, with the one closest to Fogles listed first.

  • Denmark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ashleigh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ashleigh is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleigh
  • Govan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Govan is located in Bamberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Bamberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Walker is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Reynold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • Whaley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Elko
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elko is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
  • Williston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ulmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Snelling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Salley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fogles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fogles.

Newspapers Published in Fogles ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fogles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fogles, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fogles.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fogles:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fogles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fogles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.